Valerie
@valeriedouglas.bsky.social
The @raikesfoundation.bsky.social continues to dare to ask the question,"Imagine a future where all young people had a safe and stable home."
Reaching Housing Stability for Youth
Ending homelessness is possible and it starts with preventing youth homelessness. We can change what’s possible if we work together.
www.raikesfoundation.org
October 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The @raikesfoundation.bsky.social continues to dare to ask the question,"Imagine a future where all young people had a safe and stable home."
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If you know of a trustworthy, reliable local food bank or similar organization that could take some donations right now during the US government shut down and SNAP benefit crisis, reply to this comment with a link! We’d be happy to share it.
October 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
If you know of a trustworthy, reliable local food bank or similar organization that could take some donations right now during the US government shut down and SNAP benefit crisis, reply to this comment with a link! We’d be happy to share it.
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🚨 BREAKING: Trump’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will issue guidance blocking states from wiping medical debt off credit reports — siding with debt collectors over patients. The move could keep $220 billion in medical bills on Americans’ records.
www.levernews.com/trump-aims-t...
www.levernews.com/trump-aims-t...
Trump Aims To Infect Your Credit
Trump’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is trying to stop states from wiping medical debt from your credit report.
www.levernews.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Trump’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will issue guidance blocking states from wiping medical debt off credit reports — siding with debt collectors over patients. The move could keep $220 billion in medical bills on Americans’ records.
www.levernews.com/trump-aims-t...
www.levernews.com/trump-aims-t...
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Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
October 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
I'm loving season one of #Murderbot, and can't wait for ART next season. BFFs forever! ❤️
July 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I'm loving season one of #Murderbot, and can't wait for ART next season. BFFs forever! ❤️
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The media shuffles this aside because either oh it’s Trump being Trump or because they’re running cover for him. And it’s easy to dismiss as more nonsense. But suggesting members of the opposition party are clones/robots/NPCs is dangerous: it unpersons them, makes them likelier targets of violence.
June 1, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The media shuffles this aside because either oh it’s Trump being Trump or because they’re running cover for him. And it’s easy to dismiss as more nonsense. But suggesting members of the opposition party are clones/robots/NPCs is dangerous: it unpersons them, makes them likelier targets of violence.
April 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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My latest piece @thenation.com is how perilous it is for us Jews to swallow the lie that a criminal regime of antisemites is really “fighting antisemitism”. The reality? Trump has ordered a hit on Judaism. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Trump’s Mob-Boss Offer to Us Jews: Accept “Protection”—or Else
Under the guise of “fighting antisemitism,” Trump is shredding our rights and telling us we are safe.
www.thenation.com
March 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
My latest piece @thenation.com is how perilous it is for us Jews to swallow the lie that a criminal regime of antisemites is really “fighting antisemitism”. The reality? Trump has ordered a hit on Judaism. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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A little-noticed executive order may in the long run have the largest impact on US democracy.
Independent Agencies Oversee Elections and Media. Trump’s Seizing Their Reins.
A little-noticed executive order may in the long run have the largest impact on US democracy.
buff.ly
March 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A little-noticed executive order may in the long run have the largest impact on US democracy.
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This brain-dead take is becoming the conventional wisdom on the struggles of young men but it's false. From homelessness to suicide prevention to opioid regulations to higher minimum wages, Democrats' platform and rhetoric are *far* better for men than anything coming from the right.
If progressives want to win back young men, then they must talk to them and address their needs, instead of constant scolding. All the finger wagging just drives them to Rogan, Peterson, and the Tate brothers. And they DO talk to young men.
March 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This brain-dead take is becoming the conventional wisdom on the struggles of young men but it's false. From homelessness to suicide prevention to opioid regulations to higher minimum wages, Democrats' platform and rhetoric are *far* better for men than anything coming from the right.
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this argument about left scolding sounds initially plausible but does not survive contact with hearing how these manosphere people talk to young men
If progressives want to win back young men, then they must talk to them and address their needs, instead of constant scolding. All the finger wagging just drives them to Rogan, Peterson, and the Tate brothers. And they DO talk to young men.
March 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
this argument about left scolding sounds initially plausible but does not survive contact with hearing how these manosphere people talk to young men
March 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"How is it that the same evangelical Christians who insisted on the highest standards of personal morality, who were deeply committed to the Constitution..who resisted leaders of authoritarian regimes do a complete about-face & support a president...who represented the opposite of all those things?"
As The Fog Begins To Lift
An Epiphany On MAGA Christianity
davidstarbuckgregory.substack.com
February 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"How is it that the same evangelical Christians who insisted on the highest standards of personal morality, who were deeply committed to the Constitution..who resisted leaders of authoritarian regimes do a complete about-face & support a president...who represented the opposite of all those things?"
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even when it's nazis doing nazism, the press has to call them communists
Chairman Musk and his young acolytes bring a Mao-like cultural revolution to Washington
What is happening now is best understood as an outburst of homegrown Maoism in America.
thehill.com
February 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
even when it's nazis doing nazism, the press has to call them communists
As someone who has been working with and advocating for runaway and homeless youth for almost 30 years, I can tell you that this hurts children.
February 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
As someone who has been working with and advocating for runaway and homeless youth for almost 30 years, I can tell you that this hurts children.
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On Feb. 3 a large anti-deportation protest swept through downtown Asheville. Over 300 people took the center of town while a major police response failed to intimidate them.
More on this, and how it signals the depth of local opposition to escalating fascism: ashevilleblade.com?p=5269 #avlnews
More on this, and how it signals the depth of local opposition to escalating fascism: ashevilleblade.com?p=5269 #avlnews
February 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
On Feb. 3 a large anti-deportation protest swept through downtown Asheville. Over 300 people took the center of town while a major police response failed to intimidate them.
More on this, and how it signals the depth of local opposition to escalating fascism: ashevilleblade.com?p=5269 #avlnews
More on this, and how it signals the depth of local opposition to escalating fascism: ashevilleblade.com?p=5269 #avlnews
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California Just Debunked a Big Myth About Renewable Energy
Myth: Renewable energy isn’t reliable.
Reality: California just debunked that.
Here's a thread based off of this @gristnews.bsky.social article: grist.org/energy/calif...
#CA #California #Renewables #Energy
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Myth: Renewable energy isn’t reliable.
Reality: California just debunked that.
Here's a thread based off of this @gristnews.bsky.social article: grist.org/energy/calif...
#CA #California #Renewables #Energy
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California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy
Are renewables reliable? A new study says California ran on renewables alone for a record number of days last year.
grist.org
February 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
California Just Debunked a Big Myth About Renewable Energy
Myth: Renewable energy isn’t reliable.
Reality: California just debunked that.
Here's a thread based off of this @gristnews.bsky.social article: grist.org/energy/calif...
#CA #California #Renewables #Energy
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Myth: Renewable energy isn’t reliable.
Reality: California just debunked that.
Here's a thread based off of this @gristnews.bsky.social article: grist.org/energy/calif...
#CA #California #Renewables #Energy
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'The taxation of trade routes' and the like doesn't seem so funny now, does it?
February 2, 2025 at 3:01 AM
'The taxation of trade routes' and the like doesn't seem so funny now, does it?
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Fellow NSA - National Security Agency veterans. Look at what’s happened at the National Cryptologic Museum. They covered up with brown paper the photos of Women in American Cryptology. All in response to President Trump’s anti-diversity executive order.
February 2, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Fellow NSA - National Security Agency veterans. Look at what’s happened at the National Cryptologic Museum. They covered up with brown paper the photos of Women in American Cryptology. All in response to President Trump’s anti-diversity executive order.
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Musk isn’t just the wolf who has been given the sheep. He’s been given the location of the sheep, their farms, their shepherds. He’s been given maps to get to his prey and the keys to the gates that keep them safe. Musk, unelected, now has his hands directly on the levers of power, illegally.
February 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Musk isn’t just the wolf who has been given the sheep. He’s been given the location of the sheep, their farms, their shepherds. He’s been given maps to get to his prey and the keys to the gates that keep them safe. Musk, unelected, now has his hands directly on the levers of power, illegally.
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